212
212
Nov 2, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
as our own richard engel found out earlier today. >>> back with more on this storm, nbc's richard engel got up above the city of new york in a police chopper today to see the damage and the challenge that now lies ahead. here now, some of that vantage point. >> reporter: from here, you can see the skyline, the iconic image. new york city, surrounded by water, and now partly under water. there are the pumps, you see the pumps. at the tip of manhattan, the south ferry subway station is simply out of commission. >> from where we are at the top of this water, the top of the flooding to the very bottom, how deep is this pool? >> i would say we have about 20 feet to get to the platform. >> reporter: there is a plan to get the water out. so you're sending a train that also pumps water? into the under water tunnels? >> we'll bring it in, submerge it slightly, and we'll have a hose. and we'll begin sucking the water up this is the longest of its kind in america >> reporter: this now holds 40 million gallons of water that must be removed with care. >> some places we could probably pump out quicke
as our own richard engel found out earlier today. >>> back with more on this storm, nbc's richard engel got up above the city of new york in a police chopper today to see the damage and the challenge that now lies ahead. here now, some of that vantage point. >> reporter: from here, you can see the skyline, the iconic image. new york city, surrounded by water, and now partly under water. there are the pumps, you see the pumps. at the tip of manhattan, the south ferry subway...
815
815
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 815
favorite 0
quote 0
and nbc's foreign correspondent, richard engel was there. u.s. troops responded to an attack by the taliban gunmen >> reporter: the marine outpost was attacked moments ago, now those responsible are being searched for. dozens of men are in the marine compound. it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines dive into a rooftop. from here, they can see silhouettes of men hiding and shooting. >> he is popping out the right-hand side of the wall. >> yeah, that is where i spotted him. >> reporter: it is not clear if this is the same taliban that attacked the base. >> they think there are about 20 or 30 hiding, yards from here. some with rpgs, some with assault rifles, they called in air support, right now they're trying to flush them out, drive them into the open. >> what side of the compound? the navy corpmen and a few afgha
and nbc's foreign correspondent, richard engel was there. u.s. troops responded to an attack by the taliban gunmen >> reporter: the marine outpost was attacked moments ago, now those responsible are being searched for. dozens of men are in the marine compound. it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >>...
365
365
Dec 1, 2012
12/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 365
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more from cairo. >> reporter: tens of thousands came, down with morsy, they shouted. leave, leave. what a change for the new egyptian president. just last week, he won praise from mediating an end to the gaza crisis. but then, riding high, morsy shocked the country, declaring his decisions above the law. leaving parliament and the courts virtually powerless. now his loyalists have pushed through a new constitution in a single day. judges call it illegal. but they have been silenced. it triggered a wave of protests. the anger is also directed to the united states, people say president obama has gone too far to embrace the muslim brotherhood and has been too quick to praise president morsy, only making him bolder to take this controversial power grab. the demonstrators say the new constitution favors the islamic extremists, and allows citizens to become morality police, and doesn't protect women enough. >> they're trying to ruin the country. this eighteen-year-old student says that the area is dominated by the religious zealots. >>. >>> p
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more from cairo. >> reporter: tens of thousands came, down with morsy, they shouted. leave, leave. what a change for the new egyptian president. just last week, he won praise from mediating an end to the gaza crisis. but then, riding high, morsy shocked the country, declaring his decisions above the law. leaving parliament and the courts virtually powerless. now his loyalists have pushed through a new constitution in a single day. judges...
1,184
1.2K
Sep 30, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 1,184
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel, you have more on that attack today? >> reporter: cooperation between u.s. and afghan forces is the mission now. it is the american exit strategy. but this recent spate of insider attacks seems to show that the exit strategy isn't working. even the scene of the aftermath isn't encouraging. after gang security forces investigating themselves, a training mission where who's in charge, who can be trusted is now unclear. last night an afghan soldier known here as a & a walked up into a group of an unsuspecting group and opened fire. >> in an ensuing exchange of fire, three a & a personnel are reported to have died. we deeply regret the loss of life in this tragic incident. >> reporter: tragic certainly but some commanders have suggested it's cultural misunderstanding. it's the 57 death like this this year. the commanding general here spoke with lester about it. >> we're going to work as hard as we possibly can around the clock to understand the problem and i think we have a good grip on it now and to work closely with our afghan partners to eliminate this threat
richard engel, you have more on that attack today? >> reporter: cooperation between u.s. and afghan forces is the mission now. it is the american exit strategy. but this recent spate of insider attacks seems to show that the exit strategy isn't working. even the scene of the aftermath isn't encouraging. after gang security forces investigating themselves, a training mission where who's in charge, who can be trusted is now unclear. last night an afghan soldier known here as a & a...
524
524
Jul 30, 2012
07/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 524
favorite 0
quote 0
>> richard engel, who, again, has been able to file reports for us from northern syria during this conflict. >>> now let's switch our attention to this global gathering here in london for the 2012 summer olympic games and where the competition was concerned today and tonight. more surprising results in two of the marquis events here, swimming and women's gymnastics, both to be broadcast here on nbc in prime time tonight. now, veteran viewers may remember how we do spoiler alerts here. if you don't want to see the results, close your eyes or look away for a moment. we won't say anything on the air to give it away, but it will be on the screen, and then we will tell you when it's safe to look back. so starting now. the first bit of news involves the two big names from our lead story here last night, lochte and phelps. late today they competed together in the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay, and the results are on your screen. and in gymnastics, one of the olympic athletes favored to go all the way failed to qualify for the all-around title. she will still be able to compete in the individual ev
>> richard engel, who, again, has been able to file reports for us from northern syria during this conflict. >>> now let's switch our attention to this global gathering here in london for the 2012 summer olympic games and where the competition was concerned today and tonight. more surprising results in two of the marquis events here, swimming and women's gymnastics, both to be broadcast here on nbc in prime time tonight. now, veteran viewers may remember how we do spoiler alerts...
341
341
May 30, 2012
05/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 341
favorite 0
quote 0
>> richard engel starting us off tonight. richard, thanks. >>> and now to the crisis in northern italy, where a deadly 5.8 earthquake shook the region this morning. the epicenter was just northwest of bologna. the same area where an even stronger quake killed people just over a week ago. and once again, our own jim maceda is there. >> reporter: brian, i'm a few miles from the epicenter of the 5.8 tremor which hit this area earlier this morning, damaging or destroying a number of buildings, like this old apartment complex behind me. at least 15 were killed along the path of destruction. more than 200 wounded. and still seven people are missing, while rescuers continue to sift through the rubble. people here were just getting over a previous quake, which struck nine days ago with the same intensity and epicenter. thousands were displaced then. some are still in tents. they were shrieking with fear, in fact, running for their lives this morning when that second quake struck. in an area known more for it's parmesan cheese than it
>> richard engel starting us off tonight. richard, thanks. >>> and now to the crisis in northern italy, where a deadly 5.8 earthquake shook the region this morning. the epicenter was just northwest of bologna. the same area where an even stronger quake killed people just over a week ago. and once again, our own jim maceda is there. >> reporter: brian, i'm a few miles from the epicenter of the 5.8 tremor which hit this area earlier this morning, damaging or destroying a...
309
309
Sep 13, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 309
favorite 0
quote 0
do you concur with richard engel regarding the weeks and months and years ahead? >> reporter: we did amazing work in libya to help depose moammar gadhafi. but at the same time, there are real elements in tunisia, libya, that are really quite against the american interests. if you look at the polling, very high percentages, it will be hard for the governments that are trying to formulate themselves and try to regain control of the nations and control the negative elements of the society. >> michael lighter, thank you very much for joining us from washington. and now, to how all of it became political today in the race for president. mitt romney somehow wanted today to be about america apologizing for its values, even after it became clear that today was about the death of an american ambassador and others, in one of two attacks on american interests on 9/11, no less. and instead of backing away, romney doubled down on his position. our chief political correspondent chuck todd has been following this all day. >> reporter: good evening, well, last night, mitt romney
do you concur with richard engel regarding the weeks and months and years ahead? >> reporter: we did amazing work in libya to help depose moammar gadhafi. but at the same time, there are real elements in tunisia, libya, that are really quite against the american interests. if you look at the polling, very high percentages, it will be hard for the governments that are trying to formulate themselves and try to regain control of the nations and control the negative elements of the society....
350
350
Feb 21, 2012
02/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 350
favorite 0
quote 0
>> richard engel, again from th syria/turkey border tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, a quick weather note. the snow has moved out to sea but the mess remains across the mid south. as much as nine inches in kentucky, tennessee, parts of virginia, west virginia, the carolinas causing lots of trouble on the road. hundreds of accidents. several multi-car pileups. power outages, school closings reported. for good measure there is a huge storm moving east from the kansas/missouri border. >>> still ahead as we continue on this holiday monday night, skiing out of bounds, swept to their deaths by a powerful avalanche. tonight a survivor tells her story and talks about a new piece of equipment she says saved her life. >>> and later, the american with the right stuff. 50 years ago tonight he showed the world the u.s. was no longer second best in space. >>> it was a deadly weekend for skiers out west. four killed in two separate avalanche incidents in the cascades range and washington state. some experts say this is shaping up to be one of the wo
>> richard engel, again from th syria/turkey border tonight. thanks. >>> back in this country, a quick weather note. the snow has moved out to sea but the mess remains across the mid south. as much as nine inches in kentucky, tennessee, parts of virginia, west virginia, the carolinas causing lots of trouble on the road. hundreds of accidents. several multi-car pileups. power outages, school closings reported. for good measure there is a huge storm moving east from the...
296
296
Feb 26, 2012
02/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 296
favorite 0
quote 0
that's where we find richard engel. >> reporter: a truce in syria doesn't seem to be in the making. new undated video shows homs, battered and lifeless. the red cross was only able to bring out around 30 women and children from the besieged city on friday and just a few more today. that's hardly a war zone evacuation from a city of 30,000. in neighboring turkey now, tent cities are cropping up full of men with stories like this man. he says, i was arrested on the street because i'm against assad. i tore a picture of him at the entrance of town. then, he joined the free syrian army and his punishment was 60 days of medieval torture including being chained to the wall, crucifixion style, with feet hanging off the floor for 12 days. they asked a lot of questions, he said. they said i was a traitor working for foreigners, israel and america. there are nearly 2,000 refugees, just in this camp. about 10,000 in all in other camps nearby. turkish officials say this could become a staging ground for humanitarian supplies to enter syria or weapons. they're just waiting for a green light to do
that's where we find richard engel. >> reporter: a truce in syria doesn't seem to be in the making. new undated video shows homs, battered and lifeless. the red cross was only able to bring out around 30 women and children from the besieged city on friday and just a few more today. that's hardly a war zone evacuation from a city of 30,000. in neighboring turkey now, tent cities are cropping up full of men with stories like this man. he says, i was arrested on the street because i'm...
365
365
Jul 14, 2012
07/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 365
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel just back from there is with us in the studio this evening. >> a u.s. official tells us over the last several days syria has been moving some of its chemical weapons. u.s. officials don't know exactly why but there are reports that the syrians are moving the chemical weapons from one location to a slightly more secure location. any time a government that is accused of massacring its own people including at least a hundred people yesterday starts moving chemical weapons it is obviously a cause of great concern. [ chanting ] >> reporter: many syrians want to know how many more massacres must happen before outside help arrives. protesters across syria accuse the army and pro assad militia of getting in and carrying out atrocities. the latest massacre began according to the syrian opposition and the united nations. with a military bombardment on the village of tremzi. we spoke to one activist who, fearing reprisal, didn't want to be identified. >> it was heavy, heavy artillery, the shelling from the airplanes and there were two, two heavy rockets
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel just back from there is with us in the studio this evening. >> a u.s. official tells us over the last several days syria has been moving some of its chemical weapons. u.s. officials don't know exactly why but there are reports that the syrians are moving the chemical weapons from one location to a slightly more secure location. any time a government that is accused of massacring its own people including at least a hundred people yesterday...
514
514
Jun 23, 2012
06/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 514
favorite 0
quote 1
turkey and syria were long-time allies but now turkey backs the antiassad rebels. >> richard engel in central cairo tonight, thanks. >>> here at home president obama was in florida today rallying an audience of latinos with a promise to fight for them in the wake of a major policy change announced last week. that executive order stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. the president fired back at critics who say he over stepped his bounds. >> so to those who are saying congress should be the one to fix this? absolutely. for those who say we should do this in a bipartisan fashion? absolutely. my door has been open for three and a half years. they know where to find me. >> mitt romney addressed the same group yesterday and accused the president of pandering to latino voters with the deportation move. of course, latinos are one of the key constituencies that could ultimately decide who wins the white house. tonight we begin a series of reports in the most fiercely contested battleground states zeroing in on the decision makers. and the issues tha
turkey and syria were long-time allies but now turkey backs the antiassad rebels. >> richard engel in central cairo tonight, thanks. >>> here at home president obama was in florida today rallying an audience of latinos with a promise to fight for them in the wake of a major policy change announced last week. that executive order stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. the president fired back at critics who say he over stepped his...
451
451
Nov 18, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 451
favorite 0
quote 0
we're on the ground on both sides of this conflict starting with richard engel in gaza. >> reporter: good evening, lester, israel appears to have exceptionally good intelligence about hamas and today was able to target individual militants in their homes, but they're also killing anyone who happens to be around them. this was a three-story house of hamas militants. israel says it's using precision strikes against gaza. >> there were eight people in this house when they were attacked and they have already pulled out three bodies. there was total panic as rescue cr crews gasans feel that israel what no regard for life. israel warned gazans to stay away from all hamas locations. this man lived next to a hamas police station. now he doesn't have a home. we can expect anything from israelis. mourners for another hamas militant targeted today, witnesses showed up with the shell that killed the young militants. they say it was fired from an israeli ship. and warships fired more rounds. but that volley didn't stop the funeral. more about expressing defiance here than sadness. they're taking
we're on the ground on both sides of this conflict starting with richard engel in gaza. >> reporter: good evening, lester, israel appears to have exceptionally good intelligence about hamas and today was able to target individual militants in their homes, but they're also killing anyone who happens to be around them. this was a three-story house of hamas militants. israel says it's using precision strikes against gaza. >> there were eight people in this house when they were attacked...
411
411
Mar 15, 2012
03/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 411
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is from our bureau in kabul. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. first off, the american staff sergeant accused of killing over the weekend 16 afghan civilians has been flown out of the country awaiting court-martial. arriving in afghanistan today was the defense secretary leon panetta. he is safely in kabul. i say safely because earlier in the day there was a brief incident which an afghan man set himself on fire on the runway as secretary panetta's plane was coming in to land. like the president today, the defense secretary had one main message during this visit and that was stay the course. continue the program to withdraw gradually the remaining 90,000 u.s. troops in this country over the next two years. the problem is many people in afghanistan have doubts about the current course. doubts about president karzai, doubts about the afghan security forces, and frankly, doubts about what can be accomplished over the next two years that hasn't happened over the last ten. >> richard engel from
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is from our bureau in kabul. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. first off, the american staff sergeant accused of killing over the weekend 16 afghan civilians has been flown out of the country awaiting court-martial. arriving in afghanistan today was the defense secretary leon panetta. he is safely in kabul. i say safely because earlier in the day there was a brief incident which an afghan man set himself on fire on the...
293
293
Sep 16, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 293
favorite 0
quote 0
lester. >> richard engel in kabul. now to the lingering questions over what exactly happened in and around the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, the night four americans were killed, including the u.s. ambassador. aman mohadin is in benghazi once again for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, the investigation into the killing of the americans here in benghazi intensifies. today there was a powerful message for greater unity in the region as protests continued against the american-made anti-islam preliminary. ♪ >> reporter: a prayer for peace in the heart of the middle east. pope benedict holding sunday mass in front of 300,000 worshippers. his message? reconciliation and tolerance. but there was little of either today as the demonstrations continued. also in lebanon today hundreds took to the streets in an anti-american protest. in pakistan hundreds of protesters clashed with police after demonstrators broke through a barrier near the u.s. consulate in karachi. protesters set american
lester. >> richard engel in kabul. now to the lingering questions over what exactly happened in and around the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, the night four americans were killed, including the u.s. ambassador. aman mohadin is in benghazi once again for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, the investigation into the killing of the americans here in benghazi intensifies. today there was a powerful message for greater unity in the region as protests...
380
380
Jan 12, 2012
01/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 380
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel, thanks for your reporting. >>> the uprising in syria killed more than 5,000 people. today it claimed its first western journalist, a french cameraman killed by grenade fire while covering the uprising in the city of homs. in damascus today, a rare appearance by president assad surrounded by security at a rally of thousands of his supporters. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal and outrage. we are going to keep it to this small still photo over my shoulder. we have blurred out the offensive parts, but the pictures show four u.s. marines believed to be part of a sniper team operating in afghanistan urinating on the bodies of the dead along with commentary along the way. our pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski is being told they are believed to be based at camp lejeune. the marines promise a swift investigation. if they are positively identified, they could face criminal prosecution. >>> there is a major decision to report tonight from the u.s. supreme court. it's about religious free
richard engel, thanks for your reporting. >>> the uprising in syria killed more than 5,000 people. today it claimed its first western journalist, a french cameraman killed by grenade fire while covering the uprising in the city of homs. in damascus today, a rare appearance by president assad surrounded by security at a rally of thousands of his supporters. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal...
277
277
May 22, 2012
05/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 277
favorite 0
quote 0
>>> richard engel reporting on today's violence from cairo. richard, thanks. >>> and now we turn to domestic presidential politics. it's happened again. sunday morning on "meet the press" it was another comment by a politician that was rather stunning at first. still tonight it has both campaigns scrambling though it's been amended because it was a member of the obama team lobbing what looked like friendly fire at the obama campaign criticizing an attack on mitt romney he was expected to defend. our report tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: the stinging critique of the obama campaign's attack on mitt romney's experience at private equity firm bain capital came from an unlikely source -- one of president obama's own surrogates -- newark mayor cory booker on "meet the press." >> if you look at the record at bain capital, they have done a lot to support businesses, grow businesses. this, to me -- i'm very uncomfortable with. this kind of stuff is nauseating to me on both sides. it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enoug
>>> richard engel reporting on today's violence from cairo. richard, thanks. >>> and now we turn to domestic presidential politics. it's happened again. sunday morning on "meet the press" it was another comment by a politician that was rather stunning at first. still tonight it has both campaigns scrambling though it's been amended because it was a member of the obama team lobbing what looked like friendly fire at the obama campaign criticizing an attack on mitt...
499
499
Sep 30, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 499
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel will join us from afghanistan this morning. more from o ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop
richard engel will join us from afghanistan this morning. more from o ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge...
161
161
Oct 1, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
i want to turn to richard engel live in kabul this morning where there is news beyond the libya crisis. there are now 50 plus insider attacks that have killed american and other coalition forces. what's the latest you can tell us on the latest attack? >> reporter: there's been another attack. it took place yesterday. but word of the insider attack is just coming to us today. in this attack, there was an american army checkpoint, a vehicle control point, and two afghan soldiers came up. they were speaking to the americans at this checkpoint. and then suddenly one of these afghan soldiers pulled out a weapon, opened fire, killed one american soldier, killed another american contractor, and then another americans in the area opened fire, killing at least three of the afghans. and this is a major problem according to statistics. at least 20% of all u.s. combat deaths this year are a result of these insider attacks. and there have been orders issued to try and separate u.s. and afghan forces, but on the ground that's really impossible because the whole mission is for u.s. -- american troops
i want to turn to richard engel live in kabul this morning where there is news beyond the libya crisis. there are now 50 plus insider attacks that have killed american and other coalition forces. what's the latest you can tell us on the latest attack? >> reporter: there's been another attack. it took place yesterday. but word of the insider attack is just coming to us today. in this attack, there was an american army checkpoint, a vehicle control point, and two afghan soldiers came up....
907
907
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 907
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is with u.s. marines in southern afghanistan tonight. >> reporter: near kabul's airport this morning, a car bomb smashed into a small bus killing, afghan police say, at least 12 people. most of them south african contractors. according to the american embassy in kabul, many of the victims were providing services to u.s. aides and other organizations. a radical group claims the foreigners were targeted, revenge for an anti-islam video. the group identified the bomber as a young woman. but it's not these overt attacks that are forcing the u.s. military to change policy. but a growing trend of afghan security personnel turning their guns on nato troops. 20% of americans killed in afghanistan in combat this year were shocked by their own allies. so overnight, commanders said u.s. troops will no longer patrol with afghans, except on big missions, with 800 nato troops or more, where there's safety in numbers. those major operations are rare. >> as soon as i come across. >> reporter: u.s. troops are here
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is with u.s. marines in southern afghanistan tonight. >> reporter: near kabul's airport this morning, a car bomb smashed into a small bus killing, afghan police say, at least 12 people. most of them south african contractors. according to the american embassy in kabul, many of the victims were providing services to u.s. aides and other organizations. a radical group claims the foreigners were targeted, revenge for an anti-islam video. the...
429
429
May 28, 2012
05/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 429
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike viqueira reports. >> reporter: for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought. he's prepared to do what it takes to win. >> reporter: the race is already a dogfight, likely to be settled by independent voters in a handful of swing states. a poll shows a tightening race in three of those crucial contests, florida, ohio and virginia, with president obama holding on to a slim lead in each. >> 50% is almost a safe haven, safe territory for an incumbent. president obama is almost there. but you see mitt romney has room to grow and make this a very competitive contest. >> there are a lot of good relationships with a lot of groups. >> reporter: seeking an ed
richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike viqueira reports. >> reporter: for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought....
292
292
Mar 8, 2012
03/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 292
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel is just back with a rare firsthand look at what's left. >>> second chance, the incredible story of a mother of three who was dying of melanoma and is now alive and well. what her doctors did for her that could turn out to be a turning point for others. >>> the end zone. an emotional farewell for a beloved champion. a question now, is the game over? >>> and the coming solar storm. racing toward earth at 4 million miles an hour and what could happen when it gets here overnight. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. if anybody was looking for super tuesday to simplify the gop race for the nomination, if mitt romney was hoping to use super tuesday to clinch the nomination, it didn't happen. four candidates went into last night's primaries. today four candidates woke up and went on. after another late night, this race goes on. it now takes a turn for the south where for the short-term at least the romney team may need all that money and all that organization to try to turn the tide in the race that has gone on longer than mos
richard engel is just back with a rare firsthand look at what's left. >>> second chance, the incredible story of a mother of three who was dying of melanoma and is now alive and well. what her doctors did for her that could turn out to be a turning point for others. >>> the end zone. an emotional farewell for a beloved champion. a question now, is the game over? >>> and the coming solar storm. racing toward earth at 4 million miles an hour and what could happen when...
266
266
Sep 13, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 266
favorite 0
quote 0
we begin with richard engel. he has the latest developments, including details of an attack at the u.s. embassy in cairo, all prompted by an anti-muslim film made in america. >> reporter: here demonstrators rose up. they were agitated. they were infuriated that an internet video had been posted online, even though it had been posted online some time ago, ridiculing islam, ridiculing its prophet muhammad. those demonstrators went to the u.s. embassy. they scaled a wall. they pulled down a flag. they didn't hurt anybody inside. in benghazi, the more we learn about it, the less like that it seemed. it was a commando-style raid in benghazi where militants may have been angry about this same video, but they clearly moved in with a military-style tactic. they had rpgs. the attack on the consulate was carried thought two waves. that's the kind of thing in benghazi that is carried out by a militant group, by a terrorist group, by al qaeda potentially. and u.s. officials are looking into that right now. also wondering was
we begin with richard engel. he has the latest developments, including details of an attack at the u.s. embassy in cairo, all prompted by an anti-muslim film made in america. >> reporter: here demonstrators rose up. they were agitated. they were infuriated that an internet video had been posted online, even though it had been posted online some time ago, ridiculing islam, ridiculing its prophet muhammad. those demonstrators went to the u.s. embassy. they scaled a wall. they pulled down a...
634
634
Sep 29, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 634
favorite 0
quote 0
engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good evening to you, this weekend both mitt romney and the president have light schedules planned. instead, they will be hunkering down in private, focusing on trying to refine their message ahead of next week's debate, that will be watched by the largest audience that either of them has seen all campaign. rallying supporters in pennsylvania this afternoon, mitt romney made this bold promise. >> you're right, they're wrong, and we'll win pennsylvania and take the white house. >> reporter: but for that to happen with polls showing him trail
engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good...
310
310
Feb 23, 2012
02/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 310
favorite 0
quote 0
our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the syrian border in turkey tonight and starts us off from there. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today's violence showed the intensity of the syrian government's crackdown on the city of homs and its indiscriminate shelling of civilian area. even if you listen closely, it's hard to hear a single peaceful moment in homs. syrian troops ringing the city with fire rockets and machine gun in ferocious barrages to drive out a few hundred opposition forces. the blogger who took this video can be heard praying for his life. he was killed a few hours later. this morning, more voices were silenced. this rubble was a rudimentary media center in homs run by the syrian opposition who barely hold a few pockets in the city. the building took a direct hit. inside killed as they were working, french photographer remi ochlik and veteran american war correspondent marie colvin who reported for the british newspaper "the sunday times." colvin provided the bbc with some of the most vivid accounts of the brutality. hearing her
our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the syrian border in turkey tonight and starts us off from there. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today's violence showed the intensity of the syrian government's crackdown on the city of homs and its indiscriminate shelling of civilian area. even if you listen closely, it's hard to hear a single peaceful moment in homs. syrian troops ringing the city with fire rockets and machine gun in ferocious barrages to...
313
313
Feb 19, 2012
02/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 313
favorite 0
quote 0
we get the latest from richard engel. >> reporter: it started out today as a funeral for three members of the opposition killed yesterday. but grew quickly. 5,000 swelled to 15, maybe even 30,000 opposition members say. they were mourning and protesting. and it wasn't just anywhere. but right in damascus and not far from bashar al assad's presidential palace. maybe it was too close for comfort. because witnesses say syrian security forces lowered their weapons and fired live ammunition into the crowds. witnesses say several protesters were killed. dozens wounded. but this could pale in comparison to what may be coming in homs, syria's third city. for two weeks straight, homs has been surrounded by government troops and tanks and snipers. homs is the strong hold of the army, a legion of defectors. government forces have shelled homs from afar and strangled it. but even this dire situation could get much worse. tonight, a leading member of the opposition, a syrian ambassador who defected and now lives in istanbul said they'll enter the city and leading to the worst bloodshed yet. >> the
we get the latest from richard engel. >> reporter: it started out today as a funeral for three members of the opposition killed yesterday. but grew quickly. 5,000 swelled to 15, maybe even 30,000 opposition members say. they were mourning and protesting. and it wasn't just anywhere. but right in damascus and not far from bashar al assad's presidential palace. maybe it was too close for comfort. because witnesses say syrian security forces lowered their weapons and fired live ammunition...
357
357
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 357
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel has spent the better part of this last decade covering our foreign wars. tonight you get to meet one of the young veterans he met along the way. it's was on a battlefield when he met sergeant louis loftus. tonight he completes his story. when he came home, sergeant loftus opened his life to us. >> reporter: this was a familiar scene in 2010. a memorial service for a soldier killed in one of the most -- places in southern afghanistan. so dangerous that as we made our way back from the memorial -- the taliban attacked at close range. the members of the 82nd airborne were caught off guard and moved quickly to retaliate. >> one soldier has been injured. >> reporter: in the middle of the battle was louis loftus. he took up a gun and helped repel the taliban assault. this was life for sergeant loftus and members of his bring grade. >> move your team around and try to get to the intersection. >> reporter: louis dreamed of serving in the military and he was the team leader of foot patrols through farmlands littered with bombs. but the deployment was taking its tol
richard engel has spent the better part of this last decade covering our foreign wars. tonight you get to meet one of the young veterans he met along the way. it's was on a battlefield when he met sergeant louis loftus. tonight he completes his story. when he came home, sergeant loftus opened his life to us. >> reporter: this was a familiar scene in 2010. a memorial service for a soldier killed in one of the most -- places in southern afghanistan. so dangerous that as we made our way back...
266
266
Aug 1, 2012
08/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 266
favorite 0
quote 0
and tonight, our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has learned of a development in that battle that may be a turning point for the rebels. richard is with us again tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: good evening, brian. rebel sources tell nbc news that for the first time in this conflict the free syrian army has been armed with nearly two dozen shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles. that they came in from turkey. rebels hope this is the first batch, and say their effects will be felt soon. for days in aleppo, and throughout this war, syrian troops have had total air superiority. that is now changing. and the new anti-aircraft weapons could help their battle for aleppo. the syrian government promised to make quick work of what it called the terrorists in aleppo. but the rebels are holding on. the rebels today battled to defend every corner of their stronghold in the southwest of the city. they took over a police station, defaced images of president assad, and celebrated after destroying government vehicles. thousands of civilians continue to flee the city today. a doctor wh
and tonight, our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has learned of a development in that battle that may be a turning point for the rebels. richard is with us again tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: good evening, brian. rebel sources tell nbc news that for the first time in this conflict the free syrian army has been armed with nearly two dozen shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles. that they came in from turkey. rebels hope this is the first batch, and say their effects will...
261
261
Aug 11, 2012
08/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 261
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports for us again tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: it has now become a war of attrition in aleppo. at a few checkpoint notice city, the rebels are still fighting. just blocks away, government troops sweep house to house, shown on state tv, which called it a decisive operation against terrorists. today we travelled with a group of rebels to the outskirts of aleppo. they hoped to reinforce the fighters inside the city. they passed refugees on their way out. even the rebels were surprised by what they saw when we reached the town of anodon, just a few miles from aleppo. entire rows of houses burned. shop gates twisted from bombs even the town mosque was shelled. who did all this was clear from the fresh tank tracks in the pavement. and it wasn't just anodon that was attacked. the villages immediately around aleppo are now like this, lots of damage and empty. just one ghost town after another. there's now an abandoned zone radiating all around the city. a few rebels still remain in anodon. one commander says the town's residents fled aft
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports for us again tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: it has now become a war of attrition in aleppo. at a few checkpoint notice city, the rebels are still fighting. just blocks away, government troops sweep house to house, shown on state tv, which called it a decisive operation against terrorists. today we travelled with a group of rebels to the outskirts of aleppo. they hoped to reinforce the fighters inside the city. they passed...
416
416
Nov 22, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 416
favorite 0
quote 0
and our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel is in gaza city, let's begin with you, richard. >> reporter: good evening, kate, israeli drones are still in the sky here, but for the first time no air strikes. and hamas is considering this a major victory, which it earned in blood. moments after the truce announcement, they came with flags, and drums and lots of guns, cheering death to israel, with a few deaths to americans mixed in. after a war hamas believes was its return to the world stage. people are coming out of their homes to join this spontaneous celebration. gaza has paid a heavy price, but here, they are convinced that hamas forced israel to accept the cease-fire. >> reporter: that price, more than 160 dead, health officials say, including 42 children. over 1200 injured, and dozens of buildings destroyed, many of them just hours before the cease-fire. >> this was israel's biggest target by far, the massive government complex, where hamas distributed all social services to the gaza strip. >> reporter: as we filmed, a sense of what the people had to endure. and the israeli
and our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel is in gaza city, let's begin with you, richard. >> reporter: good evening, kate, israeli drones are still in the sky here, but for the first time no air strikes. and hamas is considering this a major victory, which it earned in blood. moments after the truce announcement, they came with flags, and drums and lots of guns, cheering death to israel, with a few deaths to americans mixed in. after a war hamas believes was its return to the...
307
307
Feb 25, 2012
02/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 307
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel on the syrian border with turkey to start us off. richard, good evening. >> reporter: yes, brian. the evacuations have begun, but only in the city of homs. this is all happening in the middle of the night here after protracted negotiations on the ground and extensive pressure on syria. hours before the evacuation, signs of how desperate syria had become. the free syrian army the rebel brigade tries to fight back. they attack government forces. it's a brave fight, but they're losing it. outnumbered and outgunned by a lot. and this morning, homs itself was once again under attack. witnesses describe neighborhoods on fire. people living on shrubs and onions, bodies unreachable under debris. we managed to reach an activist there via skype. he feared for his life. >> no one can protect themselves from shelling. everyone can be a target. i think i will die now. i don't know. >> reporter: then an explosion, the line cut. hours later we learned he was okay. but pressure on syria to let up on homs may have been too much to ignore. in tunisia
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel on the syrian border with turkey to start us off. richard, good evening. >> reporter: yes, brian. the evacuations have begun, but only in the city of homs. this is all happening in the middle of the night here after protracted negotiations on the ground and extensive pressure on syria. hours before the evacuation, signs of how desperate syria had become. the free syrian army the rebel brigade tries to fight back. they attack government forces....
221
221
Aug 8, 2012
08/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 221
favorite 0
quote 0
>> richard engel along the syria/turkey border for us tonight. richard, thanks. >>> off the coast of mexico tonight ernesto has strengthened into a hurricane as it now bears down on the yucatan peninsula, which is home of course to a lot of tourist destinations. but forecasts say it will stay well south of the resort area in and around cancun. honduras, belize have been hit by heavy rains today but no major damage reported. and this one is set to stay well south of the continental u.s. in the coming days. >>> now to the campaign trail where the dialogue has become a bit less than presidential in the past few days. the story from our nbc news political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> reporter: it's been a bare knuckle campaign, and now the candidates themselves are getting into the act. president obama last night in connecticut. >> it's like robin hood in reverse. it's romney hood. >> mitt romney today with some name calling of his own. >> we've been watching the president say a lot of things about me and about my polic
>> richard engel along the syria/turkey border for us tonight. richard, thanks. >>> off the coast of mexico tonight ernesto has strengthened into a hurricane as it now bears down on the yucatan peninsula, which is home of course to a lot of tourist destinations. but forecasts say it will stay well south of the resort area in and around cancun. honduras, belize have been hit by heavy rains today but no major damage reported. and this one is set to stay well south of the...
526
526
Jan 14, 2012
01/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 526
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel, thanks for your reporting tonight. >>> back in this country, former mississippi governor haley barbour spoke publically today about the controversial pardons, more than 200 he granted as he was on his way out of office. there's been widespread outrage, but today barbour said he's sure they are all valid. including the pardons granted to several men who worked for him at the governor's mansion. >> i can't tell that you one person out of these 250 won't do something wrong. but i am very comfortable with this and most comfortable with the people who were at the mansion. >> he said he believes in forgiveness and second chances and never thought this would become a political issue. >>> to this year's delayed winter onset, which in the midwest is most emphatically here finally tonight. the snow that hit the chicago area moved east. behind it bitter cold. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel with us from cleveland tonight with the latest. >> reporter: good evening. it was a shock to the system in many in the midwest today as the recent springtime warrants were snubbed by an
richard engel, thanks for your reporting tonight. >>> back in this country, former mississippi governor haley barbour spoke publically today about the controversial pardons, more than 200 he granted as he was on his way out of office. there's been widespread outrage, but today barbour said he's sure they are all valid. including the pardons granted to several men who worked for him at the governor's mansion. >> i can't tell that you one person out of these 250 won't do something...
393
393
Jul 31, 2012
07/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 393
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel, nbc news, northern syria. >>> now to this gathering of the world going on, the olympic games here in london, and once again for those planning to watch tonight the big news will come out of the pool in two events airing on nbc tonight in primetime. our veteran viewers may remember how this works when we do spoiler alerts. if you don't want to see the results we're about to show on the screen close your eyes or look away for a moment. we won't say anything to give it away but it will be on the screen. and we'll tell you when it's all right to look back. here we go. the first bit of news involving a thrilling finish in women's swimming in the 100-meter back stroke. the colorado teenager missy franklin competing in that race and here's how it ended. the results are on the screen. and ryan lochte in the pool tonight for the 200-meter free style. there are the finishers in order. and now it should be safe to look back at the screen and it'll all be airing as part of our coverage on nbc tonight. >>> there is more drama in the pool to tell you about, something making news toni
richard engel, nbc news, northern syria. >>> now to this gathering of the world going on, the olympic games here in london, and once again for those planning to watch tonight the big news will come out of the pool in two events airing on nbc tonight in primetime. our veteran viewers may remember how this works when we do spoiler alerts. if you don't want to see the results we're about to show on the screen close your eyes or look away for a moment. we won't say anything to give it away...
318
318
Jul 27, 2012
07/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 318
favorite 0
quote 0
>> richard engel in northern syria for us tonight. thanks. >>> back here in london with tower bridge lit up so beautifully behind us with less than 24 hours to go now until the opening ceremonies, the olympic flame took a majestic victory lap today all around this beautiful city. nbc's chris jansing was stride for stride with that flame and has recovered enough to join us here tonight. hey, chris. >> good evening, brian. well, london has spent seven years and $14 billion preparing for these games. it's no secret that the brits have complained about everything from noise and traffic to costs in these tough economic times. but today that seemed a distant memory as the city threw itself a party. on a glorious day in london, the entire city seemed to bask in the glow of the olympic torch winding its way through packed streets. >> are you happy the games are here? >> oh, very much so. >> reporter: past iconic landmarks from 300-year-old st. paul's cathedral to shakespeare's globe theater to 10 downing street where prime minister david came
>> richard engel in northern syria for us tonight. thanks. >>> back here in london with tower bridge lit up so beautifully behind us with less than 24 hours to go now until the opening ceremonies, the olympic flame took a majestic victory lap today all around this beautiful city. nbc's chris jansing was stride for stride with that flame and has recovered enough to join us here tonight. hey, chris. >> good evening, brian. well, london has spent seven years and $14 billion...
633
633
Jul 25, 2012
07/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 633
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been able to get back inside syria, and report from there for us tonight. >> reporter: syrian forces have launched a major counter offensive, fighting for the last 48 hours to maintain control of syria's commercial capital and biggest city, aleppo. dozens are reported dead. assad is fighting hard here, because he's already lost control of nearly all the towns around aleppo. aleppo itself is sealed off, but we managed to enter a town just 15 miles away, now in rebel hands. we were shocked at the amount of destruction. the town is still under attack. 11 people were killed here today by government shelling. on a ruined street, we found this woman, her son killed in front of her. may god punish bashar, she cried. there were 30,000 people in this town, now only the rebels remain. but this is the cost of driving out assad's forces. as this war continues, without outside help or intervention, syria is being destroyed one town at a time. down an abandoned street, a rebel showed me what was the government headquarters and its feared interrogati
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been able to get back inside syria, and report from there for us tonight. >> reporter: syrian forces have launched a major counter offensive, fighting for the last 48 hours to maintain control of syria's commercial capital and biggest city, aleppo. dozens are reported dead. assad is fighting hard here, because he's already lost control of nearly all the towns around aleppo. aleppo itself is sealed off, but we managed to enter a town just...
278
278
Feb 27, 2012
02/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 278
favorite 0
quote 0
we get our report from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel near the turkey/syria border. >> reporter: lester, this referendum is effectively a yes/no vote on new articles of the syrian constitution, and amendments that, in principle, sound very good. they end the syrian baff party's monopoly on power, set term limits for the president, and implement multiparty democracy. the syrian government is presenting this as the centerpiece of its reform program, a program that has been called for by the syrian opposition and members of the international community. the problem is the syrian opposition has absolutely no confidence that any of these changes will actually be implemented. and the referendum is taking place amid ongoing violence. at least 20 more people were killed in syria today. the red cross has been unable to reach the hardest hit parts of the city of homs, so a referendum is taking place, but a war is taking place at the same time. lester? >> richard engel. >>> tonight, legendary former south african leader nelson mandela has been released from a hospital, and is resti
we get our report from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel near the turkey/syria border. >> reporter: lester, this referendum is effectively a yes/no vote on new articles of the syrian constitution, and amendments that, in principle, sound very good. they end the syrian baff party's monopoly on power, set term limits for the president, and implement multiparty democracy. the syrian government is presenting this as the centerpiece of its reform program, a program that has been...
487
487
Apr 11, 2012
04/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 487
favorite 0
quote 0
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports again tonight from pyongyang. >> reporter: north korea says its rocket is ready for the launch. the satellite loaded. at a press conference pyongyang, a defiant announcement. north korea says it's designing even bigger rockets, and better satellites. and there was more they wanted journalists to see. earlier we were bussed through the capital, along streets now lined with flags. we were taken to see a state run breeding house for turtles. here, this 36-year-old cleans and feeds the breeding pools with a reminder ever present. he says he supports the satellite and rocket launch. he also helped satisfy a curiosity i had, about the mass rallies like the one i saw in pyongyang yesterday. how do you know when you're supposed to hold up the decorations and when you're supposed to applaud? do you receive some training in this? >> translator: we have a conductor. if you want to learn -- >> you'll teach me? >> okay. >> reporter: finally, we visited a sparkling clean factory making apple juice. but the machines seemed to produce remarkably li
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports again tonight from pyongyang. >> reporter: north korea says its rocket is ready for the launch. the satellite loaded. at a press conference pyongyang, a defiant announcement. north korea says it's designing even bigger rockets, and better satellites. and there was more they wanted journalists to see. earlier we were bussed through the capital, along streets now lined with flags. we were taken to see a state run breeding house for...
166
166
Feb 27, 2012
02/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel, nbc news along the turkish border. >>> still to come at 5:00, crews broke ground 70 years ago today for a bay area landmark that changed commuting forever. >>> and ran drew lk showed off his skills today. we will tell you how he did. getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is like this: compacted, drained of nutrients. it'll hold your plants... but it'll also hold 'em back. the solution: miracle-gro garden soil. the perfect mix of rich, organic ingredients, and miracle-gro plant food. just mix it in. and turn bad soil into great soil. helps plants grow twice as big. instead of holding 'em back, they'll leap ahead. miracle-gro garden soil. start right. finish big. [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories,
richard engel, nbc news along the turkish border. >>> still to come at 5:00, crews broke ground 70 years ago today for a bay area landmark that changed commuting forever. >>> and ran drew lk showed off his skills today. we will tell you how he did. getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is like this: compacted, drained of nutrients. it'll hold your plants... but it'll also hold 'em back. the solution: miracle-gro garden soil. the perfect mix of rich, organic...
247
247
Sep 14, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 247
favorite 0
quote 0
embassy in tripoli. >> all right, richard engel, back in tahrir square, cairo tonight. thank you, richard, we'll have more on this anti-islam film in just a second. >>> but first, we're learning more tonight about the other americans killed in the raid on our consulate that took the life of the u.s. ambassador. two of them were former navy seals who were working on a private security detail, one just identified today as tyrone woods, a 22-year military veteran, a father of two. the other, glen doherty, from winchester, massachusetts, also remembered by his family and friends today for his spirit. nbc's katy tur has more. >> reporter: a former navy seal, 42-year-old glenn doherty was working in libya as a private security contractor when the group of militants stormed the complex. today at his mother's home in woburn, a stream of mourners filed in all day. doherty's sister, kate quigley, offered a statement about her brother. >> glenn lived his life to the fullest. he was my brother, but if you ask his friends, he was there brother, as well. >> reporter: before being a p
embassy in tripoli. >> all right, richard engel, back in tahrir square, cairo tonight. thank you, richard, we'll have more on this anti-islam film in just a second. >>> but first, we're learning more tonight about the other americans killed in the raid on our consulate that took the life of the u.s. ambassador. two of them were former navy seals who were working on a private security detail, one just identified today as tyrone woods, a 22-year military veteran, a father of two....
260
260
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 260
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> richard engel in the d.c. bureau tonight, and david gregory as we said at the top of the broadcast it is probably fair to say in their worst fears or wildest dreams neither campaign would have told you a year ago this would be a dead heat, 47-47, two weeks out. >> it is so close, brian, and there will be a lot of political signs about how to try to win over the next two weeks. but i think tonight is a 30,000 seat debate. this is about america's role in the world, we've heard from our correspondents here, we're not only a nation at war but we have faced other threats down the line, how does america lead at home, strong in the world, about our economy and place in the world. and i think tonight the real challenge for the romney campaign, they have sort of evened things up, seen as a credible alternative, he is not going to be seen as a commander-in-chief, but the stakes are high. the tone will be different >> david gregory, a reminder, our debate coverage begins 6:00, 9:00, and earlier we'll gather at 8:45 easte
. >> richard engel in the d.c. bureau tonight, and david gregory as we said at the top of the broadcast it is probably fair to say in their worst fears or wildest dreams neither campaign would have told you a year ago this would be a dead heat, 47-47, two weeks out. >> it is so close, brian, and there will be a lot of political signs about how to try to win over the next two weeks. but i think tonight is a 30,000 seat debate. this is about america's role in the world, we've heard...
286
286
May 21, 2012
05/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 286
favorite 0
quote 0
we have more tonight from richard engel. >> reporter: this is what he'll be remembered for, lockerbie, scotland, december, 1988. the debris of pan am flight 103 bound for new york after it exploded mid-air, killing all 270 passengers and crew onboard. 189 americans were on the flight. the man convicted of one of the worst terrorist acts before osama bin laden was abdel basset al megrahi. he was a libyan intelligence agent working for moammar gadhafi. three scottish judges found megrahi guilty of planting a bomb on the pan am flight. a fragment of its timer was found among the wreckage. allegedly wrapped in megrahi's shirt. megrahi's son said his father was innocent and that he died of cancer at home in tripoli surrounded by friends and family. many libyans claim megrahi was a scapegoat. but u.s. security officials say he was no patsy. he was a terrorist. >> this was a man who was an operative, who worked on behalf of moammar gadhafi, and was absolutely instrumental in the death of 280 people in bombing pan am 103. >> reporter: families of the victims today found some solace in megrahi
we have more tonight from richard engel. >> reporter: this is what he'll be remembered for, lockerbie, scotland, december, 1988. the debris of pan am flight 103 bound for new york after it exploded mid-air, killing all 270 passengers and crew onboard. 189 americans were on the flight. the man convicted of one of the worst terrorist acts before osama bin laden was abdel basset al megrahi. he was a libyan intelligence agent working for moammar gadhafi. three scottish judges found megrahi...
366
366
Nov 20, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 366
favorite 0
quote 0
engel, good evening, richard. >> reporter: good evening, brian, israel is continuing its air strikes in gaza. in fact, it still smells of smoke here from one not far away a short time ago. a truce could be coming but it seems that the two sides will fight right up until the moment it is signed. one of gaza's tallest buildings on fire. witnesses say it was just attacked by an israeli drone. inside this building are the offices of hamas's television station, the second time in two days it has been targeted by israel, and this time there are casualties. as fire trucks put out the flames, word came from a militant who was killed inside. israel has details about the palestinian militants and seems to be ticking off its hit list, but not always with such precision. palestinians today buried 11 people, including children from the same family, and this morning, israel fired here, killing three people. >> in two minutes they destroyed all of these houses. >> reporter: hamas is not saying how many of their militants israel has assassinated in the last couple of days, by the count, it is 40, th
engel, good evening, richard. >> reporter: good evening, brian, israel is continuing its air strikes in gaza. in fact, it still smells of smoke here from one not far away a short time ago. a truce could be coming but it seems that the two sides will fight right up until the moment it is signed. one of gaza's tallest buildings on fire. witnesses say it was just attacked by an israeli drone. inside this building are the offices of hamas's television station, the second time in two days it...
298
298
Sep 14, 2012
09/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 298
favorite 0
quote 0
as the violence spreads in the middle east, richard engel what has covered the arab spring is live in die yo and the family of christopher stevens speaks for the first time about the widely respected diplomat killed in the attack in libya. >> he was a great person to be with. he was funny and inspirational on many levels. >>> also tonight we check in on the low road during this decision 2012. >> never worked addae in her life. >>ed to koppel takes us inside the industry where they spend every moment of every day watching and listening for the next comment that could blow sky high. >> you have people sitting there with headsets. zo >> gaffe seekers. the whole campaign is about gaffes. >> he's the most googled person on earth. perhaps fitting because justin bieber came to us via the web. tonight his goals for adult life. >> i just don't want to be another teen heartthrob. >> a famous musician and heartthrob turns 18. >> i feel like they're judging me based on my music and the not based on the flick of my hair, although that's fine. i don't hate that. >> plus, the back story of the handc
as the violence spreads in the middle east, richard engel what has covered the arab spring is live in die yo and the family of christopher stevens speaks for the first time about the widely respected diplomat killed in the attack in libya. >> he was a great person to be with. he was funny and inspirational on many levels. >>> also tonight we check in on the low road during this decision 2012. >> never worked addae in her life. >>ed to koppel takes us inside the...
462
462
Feb 3, 2012
02/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 462
favorite 0
quote 0
by the way, we are going to have more on all of this from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel from tel aviv tomorrow here on this broadcast. >>> tens of thousands of protestors poured into cairo's tahrir square today after the soccer riot we reported on last night that left at least 74 people dead. protestors are blaming egyptian security forces for letting the situation get out of hand. tonight's protest left more than 600 people injured. most of them from tear gas used to disperse the crowd. >>> while much of the u.s. has been experiencing a milder than usual winter, europe is having one of the harshest, colder winters in years. at least 123 people are dead, especially hard hit eastern europe including serbia where thousands have been trapped by heavy snow. we posted a full report on all this by stephanie gosk on our website nbc nightly news.com. >>> in health news tonight, prominent researchers are slamming sugar saying it's time this country treated foods with added sugar the same way we treat things like alcohol and tobacco and regulate them. nbc news chief medical editor
by the way, we are going to have more on all of this from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel from tel aviv tomorrow here on this broadcast. >>> tens of thousands of protestors poured into cairo's tahrir square today after the soccer riot we reported on last night that left at least 74 people dead. protestors are blaming egyptian security forces for letting the situation get out of hand. tonight's protest left more than 600 people injured. most of them from tear gas used to...
254
254
Aug 9, 2012
08/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 254
favorite 0
quote 0
brian. >> richard engel on the syria/turkey border. richard, thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. president obama campaigned in colorado today, a state where a new poll shows him trailing mitt romney, but he's trying to make up some ground by hitting at what has been a romney weak spot, and that support among women. a report from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: at a denver rally today, the president was surrounded by his most reliable support group, women voters and taking direct aim at mitt romney. >> they want to take us back to the policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century. >> reporter: playing a starring role for the first time on the campaign, the former law student who became a lightning rod after rush limbaugh denounced her for supporting contraception rights. >> miss fluke and the rest of your feminine nazis, here is the deal. >> for me it's been intensely personal. >> reporter: women, especially single women, supported the president overwhelmingly in 2008. an nbc "wall street journal" poll, they favor hi
brian. >> richard engel on the syria/turkey border. richard, thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. president obama campaigned in colorado today, a state where a new poll shows him trailing mitt romney, but he's trying to make up some ground by hitting at what has been a romney weak spot, and that support among women. a report from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: at a denver rally today, the president was surrounded by his most reliable support group, women voters...
308
308
Jun 25, 2012
06/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 308
favorite 0
quote 0
>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by international treaties, that means not breaking egypt's important historic treaty with israel. he also committed to observe women's rights and minorities right, as richard said. and said he plans to be the president of all the people. will he honor those commitments? administration officials say their greatest leverage is, egypt's economy collapsed after the revolution. morsi needs us, they need billions of dollars in u.s. aid and imf loans if his government is going to have any chance of surviving. today, john kerry, who's done a number of delegate missions fo
>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by...
191
191
Jun 19, 2012
06/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 191
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, weeks of political uncertainty are nearly over here in greece and its future in the eurozone is safe for now. the fear was that this election would spark the collapse of the eurozone so when greece voted crisis is averted. antonis samaras and his pro euro party eeked out a slim victory over an opposition that threatened to rip up a vital bailout plan. the next step? setting up a coalition in what he calls a salvation government. and greece needs saving. >> political uncertainty on top of financial unce
richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good...
943
943
Apr 15, 2012
04/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 943
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel with reports inside pyongyang. >> south korean ships are scouring the waters looking for pieces of north korea's rocket, in familiar its engines and guide anxious systems could provide a great deal of intelligence. here, they're continuing celebrations. yesterday, the government unveiled two colossal statues of former leaders. 50,000 military officers crowded into the main soccer stadium here in pyongyang. they were greeted by north korea's new leader. when he entered the stadium, the officers rose to their feet, they applauded and shoot shoute hurrah. when he left, the same display of faith and devotion. he didn't speak. they try to maintain an air of infallibility and rarely speak in public. tomorrow, we're expected to see the biggest patriotic display, a military parade. perhaps several hundred thousands of people taking part. we expect to see tanks roll through the streets. perhaps even displays of other rocket technology. this, the culmination of festivities here, despite the failure of the rocket north korea wants to show strength. lester? >> richard engel inside no
richard engel with reports inside pyongyang. >> south korean ships are scouring the waters looking for pieces of north korea's rocket, in familiar its engines and guide anxious systems could provide a great deal of intelligence. here, they're continuing celebrations. yesterday, the government unveiled two colossal statues of former leaders. 50,000 military officers crowded into the main soccer stadium here in pyongyang. they were greeted by north korea's new leader. when he entered the...
978
978
Nov 3, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 978
favorite 0
quote 0
richard engel has that story. good morning. >> reporter: this could be a wake-up call for people to start seeing that infrastructure is national security. for the last ten years, the united states has made its national security priority spreading democracy to towns most people have never heard of in iraq and afghanistan. we've spent over a trillion dollars. we're still spending about 3$30 million a day to do that project. as new yorkers are finding themselves without a home and infrastructure is taking such a beating, maybe people are going to start to ask, is there a better way? new york city, surrounded by water. and now partly under water. the perspective you get from up here is that this is going to take weeks, maybe months. it isn't over yet by a long shot. there's still water down there now? >> yes. we have water almost up to the mezzanine here. >> reporter: at the tip of manhattan, the south ferry subway station is simply out of commission. from where we are at the top of this water, the top of the flooding
richard engel has that story. good morning. >> reporter: this could be a wake-up call for people to start seeing that infrastructure is national security. for the last ten years, the united states has made its national security priority spreading democracy to towns most people have never heard of in iraq and afghanistan. we've spent over a trillion dollars. we're still spending about 3$30 million a day to do that project. as new yorkers are finding themselves without a home and...
218
218
Nov 9, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
we have our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel with more. >> reporter: brian, this mission was classified. the predator drone was not even hit, let alone shot down. so why talk about it now? it seems that the pentagon is trying to give a very public warning to iran that if this kind of thing happens again, the u.s. could respond militarily. they may also want the american public to know this is going on in case we wake up one morning and hear there has been an exchange of fire between the u.s. and iran. all the indications are that iran, containing their nuclear program will be a big prioty for the term of this president >>> well, this incident certainly is on the record now >> thanks for your reporting on it tonight. >>> out west, high drama in a courtroom in arizona, as the man accused of shooting congresswoman gabrielle giffords in the head, wounding a total of 13, killing six others, received his sentence today. he looked the victims in the eye as they told him how he hajed their lives nbc's miguel almaguer in tucson, good evening >> reporter: brian, good evening, jared lee
we have our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel with more. >> reporter: brian, this mission was classified. the predator drone was not even hit, let alone shot down. so why talk about it now? it seems that the pentagon is trying to give a very public warning to iran that if this kind of thing happens again, the u.s. could respond militarily. they may also want the american public to know this is going on in case we wake up one morning and hear there has been an exchange of fire...